Two Juventus options to keep Kolo Muani beyond the summer | OneFootball

Randal Kolo Muani has made an immediate impact at Juventus and Italian sources claim the Bianconeri are already considering keeping the French striker in Turin beyond the summer.

The France international joined the Old Lady on a dry loan deal from PSG in the January transfer window and has scored three goals in his first two appearances in Turin.

Kolo Muani has become the second Juventus player in the three-point era to score in both his opening games with the Old Lady after Carlos Tevez.

Two Juventus options to keep Kolo Muani beyond the summer

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus celebrates with teammate Kenan Yildiz after scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Empoli at Allianz Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Juventus do not have the option to make the striker’s move permanent at the end of the season, but according to Gazzetta and Tuttosport, club director Cristiano Giuntoli is already considering how to keep the striker in Turin beyond the summer.

According to Gazzetta, an option is to extend Kolo Muani’s loan to 2026 and add an option to buy for €45m. PSG signed the French striker from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2023 for over €90m.

Kolo Muani’s amortisation cost at PSG is currently around €65m and the Bianconeri can’t afford such a high fee next summer, especially considering that they’ve already planned an investment of circa €30m to sign defender David Hancko from Feyenoord.

This means they’d spend money on Kolo Muani in 2026 rather than next summer.

At the same time, Tuttosport notes that Dusan Vlahovic’s sale will significantly impact Juventus’ transfer decisions for 2025-26.

The Serbia international is expected to leave at the end of the season and Juventus could even offer him to PSG to lower the Kolo Muani transfer fee.

Tuttosport confirms that Juventus are also following Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who will end the season on loan at Galatasaray before returning to Napoli with a release clause of €75m.

Juventus would necessarily need to sell Vlahovic before making such a big investment in the Nigerian forward or Kolo Muani.

Source: Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, February 4, 2025, page six.